WikiLeaks: 'Aliyev calls Erdogan’s foreign policy a 'naivety'

In the documents of the US State Department published by the “WikiLeaks” still appear new disgraceful expressions left behind the political veil and interpretations made by the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev.

Unprompted by U/S Burns, Aliyev spelled out the reasons Azerbaijan decided to sell gas to Russia last year, noting that ""Moscow had asked" and offered a good price for gas that was surplus anyway. But the real reason, Aliyev confided, was that the sale illustrated to "our Turkish friends" that they will not be allowed to create a gas distribution hub. "Aliyev made clear his distaste for the Erdogan government in Turkey, underscoring the "naivete" of their foreign policy and the failure of their initiatives, including the loss of support for Turkey among traditional international friends because of Ankara,s hostility to Israel. He noted that in his view, there had never been any merit to the notion of a "moderate Islamist" government in Turkey, and that Erdogan,s insistence on promoting Hamas and Gaza) when other Arab countries were notably silent on these issues) had brought Turkey no benefits.